Pillar: Opportunity Infrastructure
Nilgiris has 10,532 manufacturing MSMEs. The district's manufacturing gross value added per worker is ₹2,19,270, better than the typical district. The MSME Development and Facilitation Office supports this manufacturing base directly.
72% of registered enterprises are in services while 28% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. Only 57% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12). Only 7% of ITI trainers are certified.
In Nilgiris, which ranks 20 of 38 in Tamil Nadu for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 50.9 out of 100. It trails the national picture on employment in small and medium enterprises at 2.3%. The district has 26,836 registered service enterprises.
Mandated services and how to locate the MSME-DFO in Nilgiris are in the Nilgiris district course and the English reference guide (Hindi). See the Nilgiris youth opportunity scorecard for the full district picture.